Place details
Place nameMinsk
Other namesMenesk, Mensk
CountryBelarus
Latitude53.85
Longitude27.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Became part of Lithuania in the 14th century; later passed to Poland; pillaged by Crimean Tatars in 1505; transferred to Russia under second partition in 1793; occupied and damaged by French forces in 1812; under German occupation in 1918 and Polish occupation 1919-1920.